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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Shark researchers from three states are launching a five-year study of juvenile great white sharks off the coast of southern NewRead More

WINOOSKI, Vt. (AP) — A spike in coronavirus cases in a small Vermont city has hit tightly knit immigrant communities where a language barrier mayRead More

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is seeking applicants for a new task force designed to promote racial, ethic and cultural equity inRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave while authorities investigate the use of a “less lethalRead More

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — State and local police in Maine said Monday they’re investigating the death of a 33-year-old man from Waterville. Joseph Tracy wasRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The police department in Maine’s largest city bars the use of chokeholds and other methods used to restrict the airways andRead More

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials said Monday that additional police reforms are needed, even though protests across the state, sparked by George Floyd’s deathRead More

Rhode Island is expanding coronavirus testing to people not showing symptoms as the number of new COVID-19 cases in the state continues to decline, Gov.Read More

The Providence, Rhode Island Police Union has denied accusations that they racially profiled a local firefighter while outside his fire station last week. Terrell PaciRead More

A Scituate man is accused of lying to federal officials after trying to buy guns despite having a restraining order and facing multiple felony charges,Read More